CULTIVATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • domesticate oats
    • tame the soil
    Hypernyms(s) cultivate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • prepare for crops
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Work the soil
    • cultivate the land
    Hypernyms(s) cultivate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • foster the growth of
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • train to be discriminative in taste or judgment
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Cultivate your musical taste
    • Train your tastebuds
    • She is well schooled in poetry
    Hypernyms(s) cultivate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)